Editor’s note: This is the second article in a summer series of New Dentist Now blog posts on practice ownership. To read other articles from the series, click here. Congratulations on your decision to become a practice owner! You have many challenges and rewards ahead of you. One of your first tasks is to decide whether to acquire… Read More »
Westwood, Calif. — While many 2015 dental graduates are busy looking for or settling into practices, one of their fellow graduates is urging both them and dental students to mark some days in early November on their calendars. The New Dentist Conference, which for the first time will coincide with the ADA annual meeting, which takes place in… Read More »
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a summer series of New Dentist Now blog posts on practice ownership. It can take significant introspection to determine whether you’re best suited for a solo practice where you run the show, or a group practice with two or more dentists taking direction from an individual or corporate owner. In… Read More »
It’s no secret to you, or your dental team, that the dental profession comes with the potential for daily stress that can affect your health, as well as your ability to do your job. Stress can occur in various ways throughout your normal workday. Handling an anxious patient, performing a not-so-familiar procedure or managing the intricacies of health… Read More »
In my previous blog post, I explained why, as a new dentist you may wish to form a legal entity to run your practice instead of running it as a sole proprietorship. In this article, I’ll explain what type of entity you should consider forming, what tax elections you should consider making when forming that entity, how to… Read More »
Contracting with third-party payers can prove complicated but with some diligence and attention, new dentists can feel confident they were thorough in their decision. Patients are two and a half times more likely to visit the dentist if they have dental benefits. Nearly 187 million Americans were covered by some form of dental benefit in 2012, according to… Read More »